“Person, Persons, People, Peoples” trong tiếng anh phân biệt thế nào
Persons (plural) is a very formal word. We only use it in rather legalistic contexts:
[notice in a lift]
Any person or persons found in possession of illegal substances will be prosecuted.
– Persons : một dạng số nhiều khác của person, có nghĩa trang trọng và thường được dùng trong văn bản luật, văn bản trịnh trọng, biển báo.
– People :
+ Nghĩa thường gặp là số nhiều của person
+ Còn nghĩa thứ 2 là dân tộc
– Peoples : số nhiều của people khi mang ý nghĩa dân tộc
Ex:
– The police keeps a list of missing persons.
– They are persons who are escaping the punishment.
– The English-speaking peoples share a common language.
– The ancient Egyptians were a fascinating people.
Xem thêm phiên bản bằng Tiếng Anh trên Dictionary Cambridge:
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Person, persons or people?
We use person in the singular to refer to any human being:
Joel is such a nice person.
She’s a person I have a lot of respect for.
Persons (plural) is a very formal word. We only use it in rather legalistic contexts:
[notice in a lift]
Any person or persons found in possession of illegal substances will be prosecuted.
To refer to groups of human beings or humans in general, we use people:
I saw three people standing on the corner.
Not: I saw three persons …
Jim and Wendy are such nice people.
People are generally very selfish.
Three people were interviewed for the job, but only one person had the right qualifications and experience.
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